"in terms of" meaning in English

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Preposition

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  1. (mathematics) [of one variable or unit of measurement x which has a known relationship to another y] Using equivalent expressions in y in place of expressions in x; mapping x to y. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-in_terms_of-en-prep-AVGzQcEw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (by extension) in relation to a particular aspect; with respect to; as regards; concerning; regarding. Tags: broadly Synonyms: as for Synonyms (in relation to): apropos Translations (In relation to, concerning, regarding): بِخُصُوص (biḵuṣūṣ) (Arabic), فِيمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِـ (fi-mā yataʕallaqu bi-) (Arabic), مِن نَاحِيَة (min nāḥiya) (Arabic), مِن حَيْثُ (min ḥayṯu) (Arabic), بخصوص (beḵuṣuuṣ) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), من ناحية (men naḥyeṯ) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), من حيث (men ḥees) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), 就...而言 (jiù... éryán) (Chinese Mandarin), co do (Czech), betreffende (Dutch), wat betreft (Dutch), suhteen (Finnish), en termes de (French), in Bezug auf (German), in Hinsicht auf (German), hinsichtlich (German), bezüglich (German), vonatkozásában (Hungarian), pod względem (Polish), в отноше́нии (v otnošénii) (Russian), насчёт (nasčót) (Russian), с то́чки зре́ния (s tóčki zrénija) (Russian), в пла́не (v pláne) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-in_terms_of-en-prep-dJ6zfMmO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'in relation to': 9 91 Disambiguation of 'In relation to, concerning, regarding': 8 92

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